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[Vibrant General] borodin1:
While I can see that Vibrant may be a better phone on a paper and during the first impression, I get really annoyed with the list of issues that just keeps growing:

1. Signal issues (even if it's software related)

2. GPS issues

3. Market issues

4. No LED alert

5. No trackball/trackpad

6. Lag after few days of use

7. No adjustment for button backlight

8. No dev. support (althought I'm sure that will change)

I also understand that 2 of those are personal preferences but it still scares me that people experience all these issues 2 days after phone came out.

Good luck.
[Vibrant General] speedysilwady:
Personally I think its worth it and those gripes are minor and easily solvable with either a custom rom, apk's being developed right now, and/or an OTA update.
[Vibrant General] borodin1:
I certainly value everyone's input but my mind is already made up, I'm not getting it and here's why: I spent enough time working out issues, fixing problems and finding workarounds with G1 (apps2sd, 10mb hack, Danger SPL etc). I want to get a phone that will be good out of the box so I can start improving it, not fixing it and Vibrant is not it, at least for me. I also don't think that I can overcome not having LED notification as I ALWAYS use it (along with a trackball but I don't think I really need it with a bigger screen)
[Vibrant General] unxconformed:
That is probably a wise decision. I am probably returning my Vibrant in the next couple of days.

The signal attenuation of holding the phone naturally utterly kills my data speeds and the compass is a piece of crap. That compass does not work at all, it just randomly points around and jerks about.

The phone's display and speed are great, makes it a whole new experience compared to the G1, but with all the random bugs and the unfix-able antenna attenuation, I can't recommend this phone. Maybe if a firmware patch comes out for the compass and if you lived in an area that has excellent reception, then the phone would probably be great.
[Vibrant General] t1n0m3n:
*shrug* to each his own, but for the record, I do believe this phone will be the most customized phone in Android history. For the reason that this phone is already in 110+ countries.
[Vibrant General] iunlock:
Well said. It's funny seeing some of these people complaining about personal issues. The phone is badass and all the points they pointed out can be fixed.

To the post originator, dude just get the phone. Play with it and if you don't like it you'll have 14 days to take it back. What have you got to lose?

You don't know what you don't know.
[Vibrant General] HTCore:
I'm with you.
[Vibrant General] orateam:
After thinking about which Sammy GAlaxy i was going to get, i decided on the Vibrant. As a 5 year member and at times developer here, i too think that the Vibrant will get the most support from us. For as many reasons there are to not like the Vibrant, there are more for the other models.

Here are my personal evaluations on the Sammys.

====================================

Pro's for Vibrant

-Most like the original Galaxy (big plus for O.S. tweaks)

-Lightest weight, and best looking. This phone was meant to look good.

-Tmobile didn't load this with any junk.

-16 gigs of internal storage. Huge plus for apps. To expand to 32 gigs, only need to buy a 16 gig HC class 16 micro card. About a $100 cheaper than a 32 gig type card for Verizon/sprint.

-True 4G speeds, without paying the extra fee for it.

cons against tmobile vibrant

-LED (would be nice for knowing when phone is fully charged.)

-weird location for charging (TOP)

-no flash (front camera means nothing to me)

Con's against ATT captivate

-same hardware as tmobile but ....

loaded with ATT junk, restricted maps, ****ty network.

-no free movie, extra backplate or great headsets.

cons against Verizon fascinate

-2 gigs of Internal ROM storage (see above)

cons against Sprint EPIC.

-1 gig of internal storage (see above)

-Keyboard can be a plus/minus, for me, it's unwanted extra weight.

-HUGE. Biggest and heaviest of the bunch.

-Sprint extra fees for 4G even if you don't get it.

So it's all a matter of ranking those and more. To me, the biggest pluses are ease of development of which i believe the Vibrant is withs its' near Galaxy stock version. And the internal high speed memory of both ATT and Tmobile.

If a keyboard is a must for you, then the choice is easy.

If a flash camera is needed, then the Verizon/SPRINT is a mimimum. For those live for the webcam things, assuming you have or will have friends that use one of these front camera things, then only Sprint should be your choice.

I personally can't think of a reason to get the ATT model unless Tmobile doesn't have service in your area. And outside of a flash camera, I can't see a reason to get the lower memory Verizon version. I think it's a 2 horse race between the Vibrant and the EPIC.
[Vibrant General] iunlock:
Well said and thanks for sharing.

I agree with you that the front facing camera means nothing to me. The led flash is not a big deal either.

It's important for people to realize that this is a phone, not a flash camera so they should really evaluate what the sole purpose of a phone is. Then they may begin to realize the appreciation of what the Vibrant offers and not lose sleep over the ffc or led flash on the camera.

As for the carriers, TM and ATT are contracted to share towers, therefore, the reception between the two are the same. What you have to do is to make sure you go to network settings and turn on the network to AUTO...by default they are selected specifically to their carrier and you'll only connect to that tower. How do I know this about the two carriers? Somethings are left better unsaid.

What I can tell you though is that it's very real. I know it's real and have experienced it myself in places I had 0 reception, now I have full bars. I check my phone and sure enough it says ATT, when I'm a TM customer.
[Vibrant General] SugarMouth:
As far as performance, the Vibrant benchmarks better than the Cyan 6.0 Nexus One, except for the linpack because of the JIT on 2.2.

Now I will tell you what I like better about the Vibrant than the Nexus One.

Hardware:

* Larger more beautiful screen and MUCH better in the sun.

* I actually like the lightness of the phone.

* VERY thin, thinner than the N1.

* Capacitive buttons that actually work correctly, the N1 has a problem with the lower section of that area.

* Battery Life is better. 1500mAh! Just don't load up the screen with all the widgets available.

Software:

* I do enjoy the daily briefing widget

* The camera takes photos as soon as you hit that button, no lag!

* Messaging is MUCH better with a nicely done "bubble" thread style.

* The calendar is MUCH better showing your agenda under the "31month" view like iPhone does. Better polish to it.

* Integration with contacts is huge! Facebook, twitter, SMS all in one place under "updates" in contacts. Swipe right to call and swipe left to text!

* World Clock! Something I use greatly on my old iPhone but Android never had one and the market versions I do not like. The Vibrant copied the alarm, world clock, stopwatch, timer app from iPhone and it is beautiful!

* Beautiful memo pad!

* Drop down power control! Just swipe down and there is your power controls, no need to use screen space for that now!

Samsung has done a great job at polishing up Android! I look forward to the improvements Gingerbread brings to the polish of Android but until then, I feel Samsung has done a great job!
[Vibrant General] nricci:
I returned two today. Compass is useless but I can live with that. But the GPS is also VERY VERY bad. Didn't work in my unit, didn't work in my wife's unit, and, best of the best, didn't work in the store unit.

It simply a very bad GPS sensor.
[Vibrant General] gthmcty1:
Sorry you had a bad experience, I have not had any issues with my Vibrant (albeit anything that I didn't inflict LOL, overall my thoughts on the phone has been extremely positive and everything works accordingly and I have not had some of the issues that others have had regarding the GPS and compass.
[Vibrant General] boodies:
i know the GPS has issues but you have a whole new level of issue with it not working at all. hopefully we'll get this fixed ota
[Vibrant General] SugarMouth:
I just tested my Vibrant to my N1 in maps and the direction the Vibrant thinks I am going is all over the place. There is a serious problem with the GPS or compass.

(Update) After a battery pull all seems well but slower to respond than the N1.
[Vibrant General] TGA_Gunnman:
Mine and my wife's GPS works flawlessly.
[Vibrant General] lou0611:
Boy did I see this at the right time, I am currently holding a vibrant in my hand, well its on my desk, I LOVE IT, sold my Nexus on Ebay for 450.00 and got this for 345.00 becauseiIt was an early upgrade. Well let me tell you, the Phone is INCREDIBLE (not the Droid..lol) The screen is amazing, it is fast, its thin and light, the rep told me its a Gorilla screen which is scratch resistant, but I still put a screen protector on it. The down side its android 2.1-update, but 2.2 shortly, I probably will not rom the phone, not sure why you would the Interface is amazing, and the screen I still can believe is amazing. Also there is no Flash for the Camera but it has some kind on night shot, the HD 720p video is amazing. (I should go work for Tmobile... lol). If you like to know anything else let me know.

Thanks

Lou.
[Vibrant General] iunlock:
I agree. Samsung has done a fine job with the Galaxy S phones.
[Droid Eris Android Development] Shadow.Wolf:
I am running a rooted Eris flashed with Lightning Bolt Eris version 2.8 (ELB 2.8), I downloaded and installed busybox successfully, but when I try to use Metamorph it force closes on me. I also used CacheClear and ATK to wipe out all running apps and cache on the device, and rebooted phone attempting to use MetaMorph and it force closes on both the "Pick Existing Theme" button and "Unzip/Extract New Themes" button. I have uninstalled and reinstalled Metamorph several times now with no luck :( Any assistance? :confused: :confused: :confused:
[Droid Eris Android Development] sydtrakked:
same thing happens for me too....

and what sucks is i think i read that noone can get any of the devs to respond about it...
[Droid Eris Android Development] Hungry Man:
lol I garauntee 50 people come in here and yell at you for that comment against the devs.
[Droid Eris Android Development] jonathanphx1:
Well not that I am a dev, but metamorph was recently updated, tried it on my wifes phone got same FC issue. Try to find version 1.9.8.6 I am using this with no problems....and be nice to the devs.:)

FYI this thread belongs in the App and themes section.
[Droid Eris Android Development] Whitepaint:
Why? He didn't bash them or anything...
[Droid Eris Android Development] sydtrakked:
i meant the devs of the app... not devs in general... and i am grateful for any and all work devs on these forums do... but (unless i was reading wrong or skimming too fast) people were trying to get some feedback about what was going on with it but noone was replying...

im not trying to bash at all... i was just stating what I saw (although i tried looking for the thread i was reading and i cant find it now...)

Im just hoping it gets fixed... im a new... well... new again rooter and I would like to play around with MM...
[Droid Eris Android Development] Shadow.Wolf:
Okay, so if I can find the older metamorph version it should work fine? I appreciate the info and will give it a look-see. Sorry bout posting in wrong thread, I'm relatively new to this forum. If the devs of the app could still kindly look into the one that is available in the market....it would be much appreciated as well. Thanks much!

Shadow
[Droid Eris Android Development] aznpenguin:
found old version

i found an old version, search "metamorph apk". it should be the second link down. its in the hero forum. i'd link it, but i'm new here...and i can't put links yet in my posts....:(

i just installed it on aloysius 2.0 v12 and applied a theme, works great.

hope this helps, just make sure you allow nonmarket apps to install...but i'm sure you knew that. :p
[Droid Eris Android Development] Shadow.Wolf:
I did as you said, but now instead of Force close, I get please install andexplorer. I have both Astro and Andexplorer on my phone and it still gives me that and won't activate. Any suggestions?
[Droid Eris Android Development] aznpenguin:
odd....cause i have es file explorer and andexplorer on mine and it works. try uninstalling andexplorer, run metamorph and let it not find it, then install andexplorer and run metamorph again.

or remove both astro and andexplorer. run metamorph, install andexplorer, run metamorph again, then install astro.

or uninstall all three and reinstall one at a time, with metamorph, then andexplorer, then astro?

it shouldn't have anything to do with astro, but i don't use it and thats the only difference between yours and my set up. :confused:
[Droid Eris Android Development] Shadow.Wolf:
After a little bit more experimentation, I was able to solve this dilemma. Turns out Apps2SD was the culprit. MM would only work if Andexplorer was saved on the internal storage of the eris, rather than the SD card. Once I moved to internal storage, MM works fine now ^_^. Thanks again for the assistance :D

Shadow
[Droid Eris Android Development] aznpenguin:
sure! no problem. i don't use app2sd right now, so i didn't even think of that. by the way, the version that i found only supports .thm files. i just found this out...i tried to apply a theme using the .xml file and it wanted a .thm file. oddly, i got the free version in the market to work, cross my fingers it stays that way. if any of the mm themes you want to apply only have .xml files, try uninstalling the old metamorph and then installing the one in the market. if the new version works, great..and you can use any of the new/old themes that have xml's. if not, you're stuck with any old theme that uses .thm.

reading some of the comments on the market...it seems like a hit and miss. some fc, some don't...
[Droid Eris Android Development] sydtrakked:
found a solution!!!

if you need to get a good busybox download Titanium Backup...

and then what i'm assuming i did to get the newest Metamorph working was... install the old Metamorph.apk from the Hero forum and then install the new Metamorph from the market... you can delete the old one once you have the new one installed

i flashed a new lockscreen with it... everything worked great!
[Droid Eris Android Development] aznpenguin:
yea, i guess the old metamorph install leaves behind some framework for the new install to use. i guess we'll have to see if this method works for more people, as it so far only worked for you and i. users will need to use the new version in the market, since it can handle xml and the old one in the hero forum is only thm. lots of themes now are xml i think...
[Droid Eris Android Development] Shadow.Wolf:
I will be attempting this shortly. I am so glad we found a resolution to this. Hopefully I am able to successfully use the Market version ^_^. Wish me luck.

Shadow
[Droid Eris Android Development] Shadow.Wolf:
Ugh, it is stuck on a screen that says Please Wait...Initializing. This screen has been going on for half an hour now. Tried powercycling device, no success. Old one has been uninstalled as well. Gah..

Shadow
[Droid Eris Android Development] aznpenguin:
hmmm...what rom are you using? try installing the old one, apply a morph, and install the new on right on top. if that doesn't work, nand restore and install the old one, apply a morph, uninstall old apk, then download and install new apk.
[Droid Eris Android Development] kindiboy:
Does anyone have the apk for the old version...?

can't find it looked everywhere (the free one)
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] The_Chrome_Coyote:
Like the topic says, any HD version of the HTC IME available for us? I enter really like swipe or the Samsung keyboard much
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] bahnburner:
I don't think it's going to happen without tweaking the apk or your build.prop. I tried the Evo's HTC_IME, it installed just fine, but when I opened the keyboard was greeted with this nice little message.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] javier214dtx:
...

Yes, this is the htc keyboard i want,

with the arrows going up, down, left & right!!!

Does anybody have it working on the vibrant??
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] air2k57:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=624416

Grab the high res version for anDroid 2.1 and earlier. Works like a charm, just tested it. No arrows like no evo though.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] dashed:
We need to get the evo version working, I need the arrows lol. I hate not having a way to precisely move through text.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] javier214dtx:
:(I need one with the arrows at the bottom...:(

I feel you! That's what I need 2, the arrows just like EVO & HD2, I hate having to use my finger to click in between text, especially when typing passwords, where you can't even see the text!!!:(
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] diaa08:
does anyone know of a different keyboard that has these arrows? obviously the htc one from hd2 is the best for this, but is there a free or even paid option that replicates this bit of functionality?
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] bahnburner:
You realize you can swipe from swype icon on the bottom left to the symbol key directly to the right of it to bring up arrows, cut/copy/paste, and delete word/backspace keys, right?
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] AndroidZ28:
Nice. Thanks!
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] diaa08:
lol no i didn't... that is some good stuff to have handy. i knew swipe had this but i always had to cycle through a bunch of stuff to get to it. nice quick option. still miss having just the arrows right there, but that might just be out of habit. thanks!
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] soklean:
oh!! but there is a way to more through text in the samsung keyboard hold down the key to access the symbols and presto a dpad appears..
[EVO 4G General] firsttimer44:
I just got me evo yesterday and I am loving every minute of it. I was just wondering if maybe you guys think my download speeds are slow or on par. I am using non WiFi 4 bar 3g and getting dload speeds of less than .5 mbps. Is that normal? Anything I can do to improve my performance? Thanks
[EVO 4G General] jonathaflores:
well i dont think my Ego gets any speed at all. :p

i get like 2.5mbs in 3g and wifi it depends on your wifi connection i got a 3mbs package and get around 2.8mbs on my phone!!
[EVO 4G General] EtherealRemnant:
Unfortunately, Sprint's network seems to have taken a beating. Even worse, if you have rooted your phone, your PRI gets dropped to 1.34, which is a lot slower than 1.40 from what I've heard - I haven't noticed a difference in data speeds between the stock phone and what I have now but that may just be my area.

BTW, I am testing an average of 600-800 kbps using the Xtreme Labs Speedtest from the market and about 200 upload.
[EVO 4G General] wfrandy:
It seems to vary a lot for me. I get from .8 mps to 1.9 mps on average. On wifi though, I have a 1.5 mps connection, and that is usually about what I get.

Sent from under the bed using XDA App on my Evo
[EVO 4G General] Sanyo M1:
I get 1.5mbps to 2.X+mbps on 3g easily.
[EVO 4G General] dglowe343:
I get around 1-2 mbps on 3G and 3ish on WiFi depending on signal. I have a wireless n router at work and I've seen over 7 mbps on that.
[EVO 4G General] EtherealRemnant:
I average about 300 over 3g at home but 16 down and 9 up on wifi so it's a bit of a trade
[Nexus One Android Development] Cpt.Curry:
Since paul has released the froyo desire to nexus for the nexus one. Is it possible for anyone to remove the camera application from the sense rom and oprt it over to the nexus one. I personally hate the nexus one camera app, I'm pretty sure a lot of people out there hate it too.

Thanks :)
[Nexus One Android Development] bt1980:
+1 for desire cam to N1
[Nexus One Android Development] Mikey:
http://www.google.com/cse?cx=partner-pub-2900107662879704%3Afs7umqefhnf&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=Desire+camera+for+froyo&sa=Search
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rfgamaral:
I'm really curious to understand why most (if not all) ROM devs always recommend people to use OverclockWidget over SetCPU to set OC values for their [ROMs] custom kernels.

Why is that?

Is there something wrong with SetCPU?
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RaduG:
Because it's easier to use.
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] liljom:
it is easier to use and install
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tom C.:
... and it's free! :)
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kwiksand:
I don't understand it myself...

SetCPU is:

- Free

- By far and above more configurable, plus you can auto detect changes in available frequencies

- Profiles much better

- not ugly as sin

OverclockWidget could do with a design upgrade.
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] liljom:
true, but as you see people like easy usage better
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SiL3nTKiLL:
easier to use :)
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kwiksand:
I don't see how overclockwidget is any easier to use at all :P
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] traffic1986:
Because Overclockwidget is free?
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rover.prince:
Set CPU is also free. Isn't...?
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] liljom:
how can I find it on the market?

I just want to see how many people use one and the other.

There's one thing can't argue with is the statistic/the numbers.
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] traffic1986:
No it is not: http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.mhuang.overclocking
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Diechel:
Its free for xda users

there is a thread on xda
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ddotpatel:
The dev has kindly made SetCPU available for free to xda members. Use the search on here,... and if you do like it, consider paying for it on the market as a thank-you.
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mach2005:
For us it is free. Everyone knows this.
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deleted member 2500726:
SetCPU is free here on XDA. In my oppinion SetCPU is much easier to use, better looking overall better than overclock widget. Maybe it's because devs haven't tried the new version?
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] robocik:
I think it is this

and that it is not available on market makes it less popular...
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rfgamaral:
So that's the reasons? I thought that SetCPU was incompatible with those custom kernels or something...

Good, I prefer SetCPU over OverclockWidget any day so...

Thanks for all your opinions.
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] btdag:
Wow hadn't tried SetCPU til now. Quite impressed. I'd never bothered because i had to install it manually, not sure if its worth the effort, there really is little difference when it comes down to it. Both do the same job in a different manner...
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bonesy:
SetCpu is free can be found in G1 apps...Overclock widget is hellish fugly and doesnt work right for me
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ibanez33:
Set cpu is far superior..

It looks a lot better but on top of that it is just a lot more configurable...
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] splink7007:
Anyone know where to find a red 3d clock/weather widget that works with fresh 1.0.1? Id like to flash with koni's red theme.